Passenger transport

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In focus

On average, each Swiss resident covers a daily distance of 36.8 kilometres within Switzerland and spends a good hour and a half doing so. These are some of the latest figures on the population’s travel behaviour.

9 in 10 employed persons commute to work. What means of transport do commuters use to get to work? How long does their commute take? You can find the answers to these and other questions in our publication on the topic(available in French and German).

At a glance

On average, each Swiss resident covers a daily distance of almost 37 kilometres within Switzerland. In 2017, the total distances covered on Swiss roads and railways added up to 135 billion person-kilometres – this is 32% more than in 2000.